Throughout your time at Marquette, you’ve probably attended the “Bringing in the Bystander” training put on by the Student Wellness Center. “Red Watch Band” training is also a requirement that focuses on alcohol intervention. During these sessions, you learned about skills and strategies you can utilize to effectively intervene in…

From my point of view and in general over the past few years, I have seen an increase in popularity of vapes between users, stores, advertisements, etc., and also from personal experience in seeing close friends and family using vape devices. I have heard my friends and family members mention…

Over the next couple weeks, the Wellness Center and its Peer Educators will be going out into the Marquette community to present Red Watch Band 2.0 to organizations who chose to participate. Red Watch Band 2.0 is an alcohol safety related presentation that focuses on safe drinking, alcohol overdose prevention…

Eating Disorders are a physical, mental, and emotional illness that affects millions each year. However, it is not commonly talked about due to the shame and stigma that is so commonly attached to such a serious and worthy cause of discussion. Eating disorders typically begin between 18–21 years old, which…

Every year, the Student Wellness Center presents Red Watch Band to all first-year students on Marquette’s campus, which is “a comprehensive bystander intervention program designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and awareness to prevent death from toxic drinking.” This program has been presented to Marquette Students for 7…

With finals week quickly approaching, it is essential to prioritize not only your studies, but your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing as well. It can often be hard to set your books down, especially during finals week, to allow yourself to rest and rejuvenate. However, this is essential because “stress…

We all know college is a time for learning experiences. What I’ve already learned in college is how to overcommit myself, overwork myself, and run myself absolutely ragged. What I haven’t learned so much is balance. I, like a lot of Marquette students, have gotten involved in just about every…

Coming back to campus after the summer, and for some people, a whole year or more is really exciting in lots of ways. It’s great to be back in the Marquette community, and able to see friends who we may not have seen in person for a long time. However…

The month of October marks Dyslexia Awareness Month which has the goal of raising awareness for dyslexia and normalizing it within society. Normalizing dyslexia is essential because over 3 million cases per year are reported in the United States alone. More specifically, roughly 1 in 5 people suffer from dyslexia…